Thousands of women who had a vaginal mesh or bladder sling implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse have experienced severe internal injuries, urinary problems and other complications as a result of problems with the medical devices, which may actually provide no real benefit over other methods of treating pelvic organ prolapse.…

The findings of a new study indicate that there may be little reason for women to face the potential complications linked to transvaginal mesh, as it carries similar benefits and risks to non-mesh surgical repair for pelvic organ prolapse.…